1 88.5061 Contest by obligor.—

1. (1) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state. Section 88.6041, choice of law, applies to the contest.

2. (2) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

   1. (a) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;
   2. (b) Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order; and
   3. (c) The person or agency designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order, or if no person or agency is designated, to the obligee.

History.—s. 29, ch. 97-170; s. 41, ch. 2011-92.

¹Note.—Section 81, ch. 2011-92, provides that “[e]xcept as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon the earlier of 90 days following Congress amending 42 U.S.C. s. 666(f) to allow or require states to adopt the 2008 version of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or 90 days following the state obtaining a waiver of its state plan requirement under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.” Section 41, ch. 2011-92, amended s. 88.5061, to read:88.5061 Contest by obligor.—(1) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in part VI of this chapter, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.(2) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:(a) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;(b) Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and(c) The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order, or if no person is designated, to the obligee.